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Fresh greenery can be seen growing around scorched trees and under fallen, blackened tree trunks.

Act Locally: How planting more ‘fire-resilient’ trees can help your community

December 3, 2025

Wildfires have become a fact of life for many in Canada. As climate change creates longer periods of hotter and drier weather, it is creating real risks for communities across the country, from remote... Read More

Wildfires have become a fact of life for many in Canada. As climate change creates longer periods of hotter...
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Peering in on polar bears: WWF’s Wildlife Tracker has info for researchers (and fun for you)

June 10, 2025

Polar bears face unprecedented challenges as the climate crisis transforms their Arctic home. With sea ice melting earlier in the year and forming later in the season, polar bear monitoring helps researchers understand how... Read More

Polar bears face unprecedented challenges as the climate crisis transforms their Arctic home. With sea ice melting earlier in...
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Canada must scale up funding to meet climate and nature targets, urge 22 leading environmental organizations

November 8, 2023

The Green Budget Coalition released fiscal recommendations for addressing the climate and biodiversity crises while strengthening Canada’s economy. Read More

The Green Budget Coalition released fiscal recommendations for addressing the climate and biodiversity crises while strengthening Canada’s economy.
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Last Ice Area research reveals new vulnerability to Arctic warming

January 29, 2025

As sea ice continues to disappear, the Arctic is expected to be ice-free during the summer months by mid-century, except for one place. This exception, known as the Last Ice Area (LIA), is a... Read More

As sea ice continues to disappear, the Arctic is expected to be ice-free during the summer months by mid-century,...
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The climate crisis and the Arctic: Urgent action needed at COP29

November 15, 2024

By WWF Global Arctic Programme This year may be the hottest ever recorded, with extreme weather becoming more common worldwide — heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and storms are taking a heavy toll on people, economies, and... Read More

By WWF Global Arctic Programme This year may be the hottest ever recorded, with extreme weather becoming more common worldwide...
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How conservation efforts can withstand the test of time and a warming planet

September 26, 2024

Here's we can make habitats more resilient to flooding, wildfires and other impacts of climate change. Read More

Here's we can make habitats more resilient to flooding, wildfires and other impacts of climate change.
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2022 budget shows commitment to nature in fight against climate change: WWF-Canada

April 7, 2022

Canada’s 2022 federal budget arrives amid deafening calls for urgent and ambitious action to deal with the worsening biodiversity and climate crises. New funding for the protection and restoration of nature sends a clear... Read More

Canada’s 2022 federal budget arrives amid deafening calls for urgent and ambitious action to deal with the worsening biodiversity...
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Bay du Nord approval shows a lack of regard for sensitive marine ecosystems: WWF-Canada

April 6, 2022

WWF-Canada opposes the approval of Equinor’s Bay du Nord Development Project, an offshore oil and gas drilling site positioned in an ecologically sensitive and biologically significant area off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador,... Read More

WWF-Canada opposes the approval of Equinor’s Bay du Nord Development Project, an offshore oil and gas drilling site positioned...
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Urgent action needed following call from IPCC to adapt and build resilience to climate risks

February 28, 2022

WWF-Canada calls on world leaders to deliver on their climate promises and heed the alarm bells raised by today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which included the starkest warning yet on the... Read More

WWF-Canada calls on world leaders to deliver on their climate promises and heed the alarm bells raised by today’s...
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Bowhead whale swimming just beneath the surface of the Arctic Ocean

Getting to know the Arctic’s whales

July 22, 2024

When Arctic sea ice breaks up in spring, whales that winter in more southern areas — such as humpbacks, minkes and fins — migrate north to spend their summers there. Only three whale species... Read More

When Arctic sea ice breaks up in spring, whales that winter in more southern areas — such as humpbacks,...
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WWF-Canada debuts new research that pinpoints location of critical carbon stores across Canada

November 10, 2021

Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021 A new study by WWF-Canada, led by researchers at McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Laboratory, reveals, for the first time, how much carbon is stored in Canada’s landscapes, and the... Read More

Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021 A new study by WWF-Canada, led by researchers at McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Laboratory,...
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WWF-Canada launches 10-year plan to Regenerate Canada

September 28, 2021

New survey reveals that two-thirds of Canadians are pessimistic about the future of the planet — but there is still time to change the path we’re on. Regenerate Canada and irREVERSIBLE campaign show the... Read More

New survey reveals that two-thirds of Canadians are pessimistic about the future of the planet — but there is...
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